One season= rust

[WeatherDavenport84]

Hi All

First time poster, semi-long time reader. I purchase a P35i last December and it worked great all winter.I did my final clean, albeit a little late and noticed what looked to be a tar like substance that I found out was possibly creosote on the inside of the stove. I called my dealer and he said no biggie- itll burn off when you next use it. I hung up the phone satisfied. This was in early July. Fast forward to August and I saw all the rust in the pictures below. My father-in-law insists it is just surface rust and will either burn off, or I can use some steel wool or a wired brush on it. I tried the latter two and barely scratched the surface of it. I called the dealer prior to doing this and she said to scrub gently but again that barely made a dent in it. She said they can come out to look @ it, but I am wondering what it is they can even do. Is rust covered by warranty- its been less than one year. I obviously had no idea this would happen as I have read what you all do to prevent it in the first place but now that I have it, I want to get rid of it first and then prevent it in the future. I would hate to get only get a few good years out of this thing before it completely falls apart. Any feedback is greatly appreciated

Thanks!

 

[Bioburner]

That's surface rust alright. I have seen far worse to the point of it scaling and flaking. I would shoot it with your favorite spray oil to stop it now and after next season see how it is. I would go after it with a sand blaster outside of course.

 

[WeatherDavenport84]

I don't supposed itll all burn off by any chance will it? I fear pulling out the whole unit and seeing the motor etc all rusted as well. Would Harman replace parts that are rusted like this or am I making a mountain out of a mole hill here.

 

[Bioburner]

Your motors are outside of the burn chamber. I have not seen a motor in serious trouble, even the stove that was stored on a dock in Missouri. Now the feed system was a mess.

 

[WeatherDavenport84]

Thanks Bioburner. Regarding the spray, I found some PAM with olive oil. Ok to use? If so do I just go to town and spray the whole interior- including the pot? Also is this a one time thing per end of season or do I need to spray it every x number of weeks?

 

[fmsm]

I would use an abrasive pad to rub off as much as possible before spraying. It's only surface rust, I would not be concerned.

 

[snocross1985]

Mine looked like that at the end of last summer. It burned right off. With the high humidity around these parts in the summer I sealed off the stove from the outside for the summer and put Damp Rid in the firebox. No rust at all this year. I disconnected the OAK and vent and used plastic to seal the stove and vent off. Seemed to make a big difference as it looks exactly as it did when I cleaned it out for the season.

 

[WeatherDavenport84]

Thanks guys for all the feedback. I used some steel wool but my father-in-law said to instead use a pad and to just let it go as it's only on the surface and it'll burn off when I next use it. I may try the pad and then spray it with Pam and look for a "chilly" September day to fire it up.

 

[Bioburner]

Having a cool day here with high of 60 with nice rain and same for tomorrow and the basement needed some heat to help dry it out so fired up the Harman to get the floor up to temp and comfortable.

 

[Z33]

Not sure if this actually helps or not but after the last clean out of my NC-30 I hose down everything inside except the baffle boards and the firebrick with WD-40. No visible rust to speak of yet.